Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 121.djvu/705

 121 STAT. 684

PUBLIC LAW 110–69—AUG. 9, 2007

a rate not exceeding the maximum rate payable under section 5376 of such title, as may be necessary to provide for the performance of such duties as may be prescribed by the Board in connection with the exercise of its powers and functions under this Act. Section 14(a)(3) shall apply to each limited term appointment of technical and professional personnel under this subsection. Each appointment under this subsection shall be subject to the same security requirements as those required for personnel of the Foundation appointed under section 14(a).’’. (c) INCREASE IN NUMBER OF WATERMAN AWARDS TO THREE.— Section 6(c) of the National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1881a) is amended to read as follows: ‘‘(c) Not more than three awards may be made under this section in any one fiscal year.’’. SEC. 7016. NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARD REPORTS.

Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 4(j) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1863(j)(1) and (2)) are amended by striking ‘‘, for submission to’’ and ‘‘for submission to’’, respectively, and inserting ‘‘and’’. SEC. 7017. PROGRAM FRAUD CIVIL REMEDIES ACT OF 1986 AMENDMENT.

Section 3801(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code (commonly known as the ‘‘Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act of 1986’’) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; (2) in subparagraph (D), by inserting ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(E) the National Science Foundation.’’. 42 USC 1862o–5.

SEC. 7018. MEETING CRITICAL NATIONAL SCIENCE NEEDS.

(a) IN GENERAL.—In addition to any other criteria, the Director shall include consideration of the degree to which awards and research activities that otherwise qualify for support by the Foundation may assist in meeting critical national needs in innovation, competitiveness, safety and security, the physical and natural sciences, technology, engineering, social sciences, and mathematics. (b) PRIORITY TREATMENT.—The Director shall give priority in the selection of awards and the allocation of Foundation resources to proposed research activities, and grants funded under the Foundation’s Research and Related Activities Account, that can be expected to make contributions in physical or natural science, technology, engineering, social sciences, or mathematics, or that enhance competitiveness, innovation, or safety and security in the United States. (c) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict or bias the grant selection process against funding other areas of research deemed by the Foundation to be consistent with its mandate nor to change the core mission of the Foundation. 42 USC 1862o–6.

SEC. 7019. RESEARCH ON INNOVATION AND INVENTIVENESS.

dkrause on GSDDPC44 with PUBLAW

In carrying out its research programs on science policy and on the science of learning, the Foundation may support research on the process of innovation and the teaching of inventiveness.

VerDate Aug 31 2005

13:52 Jan 23, 2009

Jkt 059194

PO 00001

Frm 00682

Fmt 6580

Sfmt 6581

M:\STATUTES\2007\59194PT1.001

APPS10

PsN: 59194PT1

�